Security has been beef up in Rome ahead of a two-day summit of G20 leaders at the weekend. “This is a moment of great tension,’’ Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese said on Wednesday. Twenty years after violence marred a G8 summit in the northern city of Genoa and three...
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Prices of bread in Enugu state may rise by 200 per cent before the end of the year, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has shown. Price have doubled since August through to October, 2021, forcing the product out of reach of many families and lovers...
Going by the content of the budget proposal of N469.5 billion for 2022 fiscal year presented to the Delta state House of Assembly by the Delta Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday October 21, 2021, in Asaba, it is obvious that the state Governor truly plans to live behind...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has lamented that poor electricity supply in Nigeria is negatively affecting the growth of Nigerian industries. Dr Adesina stated this while speaking at a meeting organised by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in Abuja....
The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has accused politicians of fuelling crisis in his state. He disclosed this on Tuesday during Day Two of the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja where participants had gathered to deliberate on the nation’s security, education and...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries to fulfill their promise of $100 billion dollars to developing countries towards achieving Net-Zero Emissions. Net -Zero Emission entails removing all man-made greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere through reduction measures by 2050. Osinbajo...
Chelsea needed a penalty kicks shootout for the second round running as they progressed into the 2021/2022 League Cup quarter-finals. This was done with a 4-3 win over Southampton after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Reece James scored the winning penalty kick against Aston Villa in...
By GRACE ETIM, Calabar – The Director-General (DG), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim has urged corps members to be entreprising and use the social media only for the promotion of national unity and other positive purposes. The Director General made the call through the Coordinator of...
The Enugu State House of Assembly has called for massive recruitment of secondary school teachers for effective teaching and learning in the state. Mr James Akadu, the House Committee Chairman on Education, Science and Technology, made the call on Tuesday in Enugu when the committee visited the Post Primary...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Accreditation Sub-Committee, said efforts are ongoing to resolve litigations regarding the delegates list to the Oct. 30 national convention of the party. The Chairman of the Sub-committee and Governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, stated this during the sub-committee’s meeting held on Tuesday in...
Mr Cui Jianchun, Ambassador of China to Nigeria, said on Tuesday that the country would prioritize the implementation of its political and economic cooperation with Nigeria, to achieve growth. Cui stated this in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the restoration of China‘a...
Arsenal moved into the 2021/2022 League Cup quarter-finals with a victory over fellow English Premier League (EPL) side Leeds United on Tuesday. Arsenal eased through with second-half goals from Calum Chambers and Eddie Nketiah in a 2-0 win over struggling Leeds United. Chambers opened the scoring in the 55th...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded 3,733,068 fresh registration (online pre-registration) in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The commission disclosed this in its weekly update on the exercise on Tuesday in Abuja. INEC added that as at 7...
The automotive technology company in Africa, Autochek , has secured 13.1million dollars in seed funding to boost its technology and deliver efficient services. Mr Etop Ikpe, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Autochek, in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos said that the funding was secured in collaboration with Co-led by...
Nigeria loses about US$2.9 billion yearly to tax waivers granted to multinational companies, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) indicated on Tuesday in Abuja. Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Rafsanjani, made this known at the Pan African Conference on Combating Illicit Financial Flow (IFFs) to Bridge the Widening Inequality...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRDC) has confirmed that two people have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred close to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Gubi Campus, along Bauchi-Kano Federal Highway. The Sector Commander, FRSC, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the...
The trial of music artiste, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, on 11 charges bordering on conspiracy, possession of counterfeit cards and fraud, resumed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court, Lagos. The court listened to the testimony of a second prosecution witness, Anosike Augustine, a mobile forensic...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met today Tuesday 26th October 2021 to review its preparations for the Anambra State Governorship Election holding on Saturday 6th November 2021. In a statement issued on Tuesday, The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,...
Mr Chukwuka Ezenwune, the member representing Idemili South State Constituency in Anambra has defected from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ezenwune announced his defection at the plenary of the Anambra House of Assembly on Tuesday. The lawmaker said his dumping of APGA...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says Nigeria’s demand for petroleum products is expected to grow from 15.1 million metric tonnes in 2020 to 17.3 million metric tonnes by 2025. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, NNPC, made this known in a keynote address at the 15th Oil Trading...